Gerrit van Doesburgh

Dutch chess player
Gerrit van Doesburgh
CountryNetherlands
Born(1900-10-26)26 October 1900
Died24 April 1966(1966-04-24) (aged 65)

Gerrit Roelof Diederik van Doesburgh (26 October 1900 – 24 April 1966) was a Dutch chess player, Dutch Chess Championship silver medalist (1936).

Biography

In the 1930s Gerrit van Doesburgh was one of the leading Dutch chess players. In 1936, in Rotterdam he ranked 2nd in Dutch Chess Championship behind winner Salo Landau.

Gerrit van Doesburgh played for Netherlands in the Chess Olympiad:[1]

  • In 1931, at reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+0, =0, -5).

Gerrit van Doesburgh played for Netherlands in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[2]

References

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Gerrit van Doesburgh". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Gerrit van Doesburgh". www.olimpbase.org.
  • Gerrit van Doesburgh player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Gerrit van Doesburgh chess games at 365chess.com


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